Apella Wealth Acquires Barker Financial Group, Inc.

Apella Wealth Acquires Young Wealth Management

December 13, 2024

Financial Services

Apella Wealth, a national RIA headquartered in West Hartford, Connecticut, has acquired Young Wealth Management, a Davis, California-based registered investment adviser with $144 million in AUM. The deal, which closed December 13, 2024, expands Apella's West Coast presence and is the firm’s twentieth acquisition and ninth since partnering with Wealth Partners Capital Group.

Apella Wealth Acquires Park Piedmont Advisors

August 29, 2025

Financial Services

Apella Wealth has acquired Park Piedmont Advisors, a fee-only advisory firm led by brothers Nick and Tom Levinson, adding over $1 billion in AUM and establishing Apella’s presence in Chicago. The deal is an add-on to Apella’s platform (which is partnered with Wealth Partners Capital Group) and expands Apella’s national footprint and resources for Park Piedmont’s clients.

Apella Wealth Adds PBMares Wealth Management

December 31, 2025

Financial Services

Apella Wealth announced that PBMares Wealth Management, the wealth management division of PBMares LLP based in Williamsburg, Virginia, has joined Apella, expanding the firm's Mid‑Atlantic presence. The deal closed December 31, 2025 and brings Apella closer to $10 billion in assets under management while adding advisory and CPA expertise to its platform.

Apella Capital Acquires Structured Asset Management

September 30, 2022

Wealth Management

Apella Capital, a Glastonbury, Connecticut-based RIA, has acquired Structured Asset Management, a Berwyn, Pennsylvania–based registered investment advisor, adding approximately $140 million in AUM. The Structured team, led by founder Bill Suplee, will join Apella (with Suplee becoming Senior Financial Advisor); the deal, completed Sept. 30, 2022, was executed jointly with investor Wealth Partners Capital Group.

Apella Capital Acquires NR Smith and Associates

July 13, 2022

Financial Services

Glastonbury-based Apella Capital, together with partner Wealth Partners Capital Group, announced that Olympia, Washington-based NR Smith and Associates has joined Apella. NR Smith brings roughly $82 million in AUM and tax/CPA capabilities, expanding Apella’s footprint in the Pacific Northwest.

Apella Wealth Acquires Independence Wealth Advisors

June 30, 2025

Financial Services

Apella Wealth has onboarded Independence Wealth Advisors, a fee-only RIA founded by Kathleen Duffy, adding $207 million of AUM. The deal closed on June 30, 2025, expanding Apella's presence in the Washington, D.C. region and bringing additional advisory capability to its employee-owned RIA platform.